African philosophy
Subtitle: the Pharaonic period, 2780-330 B.C.
By: Théophile Obenga.
Publisher: Per Ankh
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Popenguine, Senegal]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 671
ISBN-13: 9782911928086
Subjects: Philosophy, Egyptian.; Egypt -- Intellectual life.
Work titles: Philosophie africaine de la période pharaonique, 2780-330 avant notre ère.
Description: Presents new scholarship from "unearthed oral and written data clarifying Africa's history, philosophy, literature and culture from the upheavals of today all the way back to the beginnings of human society in the Great Lakes region of central, East Africa, Ethiopia, Nubia, and Egypt." Presents key Egyptian hieroglyphic texts with line-by-line translations and transliterations, giving readers access to the ancient documents.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-664) and index.

Originally published in French under title: La philosophie africaine de la période pharaonique, 2780-330 avant notre ère. Paris : L'Harmattan, c1990.
Table of contents: title: Egyptian language and writing; title: Ancient Egyptian grammar: an overview; title: I. The cosmos before the present universe; title: II. Ontology and cosmogenesis; title: III. On time and the heavens; title: IV. Ethical values; title: V. On death and immortality; title: VI. The intellectual vocation; title: VII. Mapmaking, navigation, textile chemistry; title: VIII. Astronomy; title: IX. Medicine; title: X. Mathematics.